EOS® Technology Lead | Software Innovator

Hi, I'm Quinn 👋

I get genuinely excited about building things that help people. Whether it's a tool that helps businesses run better, an app that makes mental health journaling feel less lonely, or teaching a high schooler that security can actually be fun, I'm all in.

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What Drives Me

Why I Build

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Technology That Actually Helps

I'm obsessed with useful technology, not hype. The possibility of building systems that understand context, learn patterns, and genuinely help people make better decisions? That keeps me up at night (in a good way). At EOS Worldwide, I get to build tools that help thousands of businesses run better. That's not just cool tech. That's real impact.

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Mental Health Matters

I built InnerEcho because I believe everyone deserves tools to understand themselves better. Journaling changed my life, and I wanted to make that experience more accessible with guidance that helps you see patterns you might miss, prompts that actually make you think, and a space that feels safe. Mental health shouldn't be a luxury.

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Growing the Next Generation

Teaching cybersecurity at Wilson High was one of the most rewarding things I've ever done. Watching students go from "I don't get this" to crushing it in CyberPatriot competitions? Incredible. I believe in paying it forward. The tech community gave me so much, and I want to help others find that same spark.

My Story

From Classroom to Patents Pending

Here's the thing. I never planned to have patents pending by my early twenties. I just kept saying yes to interesting problems.

It started with security. I got deep into cybersecurity, earned the National Cyber Scholar award, and eventually found myself teaching it to high schoolers. Turns out, explaining complex things to teenagers is the best way to actually understand them yourself.

Then came EOS Worldwide. They needed someone to build software tools for their business operating system, and I dove in headfirst. Now I'm leading their EOS AI initiative, building a chatbot that helps companies implement EOS, and working on innovations that have actual patents pending. Wild.

Somewhere in there, I started UpAway because I wanted to build something that was mine, something that could help people on a personal level. InnerEcho is live on the App Store now, and every time someone tells me it helped them process something difficult, I remember why I do this.

Now I'm at Penn State studying software and product systems formally, because I want to go deeper. I've built a lot by learning on the job, but I'm hungry for the theory, the math, the foundations that will let me build even bigger things.

Every time someone tells me InnerEcho helped them process something difficult, I remember why I do this.

🚀 Products Shipped

📜 Patents Pending

🏆 National Cyber Scholar

What I'm Good At

Tech I Love Working With

These aren't just buzzwords. I use this stuff every day to build real products.

🤖 Intelligent Systems

This is my happy place. Building intelligent systems that actually understand context.

RAG Systems Claude / OpenAI Vector Databases Prompt Engineering Automation Agents

⚡ Frontend

Making things look good and feel fast. User experience is everything.

TypeScript Next.js React SvelteKit Tailwind CSS

🔧 Backend & Infrastructure

The stuff that makes everything actually work. Reliably. At scale.

Node.js PostgreSQL Vercel Supabase REST APIs

🔒 Security

Where I started. Still love it. Security-first thinking shapes everything I build.

Cybersecurity Network Security Secure Architecture Pen Testing

Experience

Where I've Made Things Happen

2024 - Present

Lead Software Engineer

EOS Worldwide

Leading the EOS AI initiative at a company that helps thousands of businesses run on the Entrepreneurial Operating System. Built a chatbot that actually understands EOS, and working on innovations that have patents pending. This role lets me combine my love for product building with genuine business impact. I'm not just building cool tech, I'm helping real companies run better.

🎯 Patents pending • Chatbot in production • Thousands of businesses served

2023 - Present

Founder

UpAway

Started UpAway to build products I genuinely believe in. InnerEcho, our mental health journaling app, is live on the App Store. It uses guided insights to help people understand their emotional patterns and journal more effectively. Building this from scratch taught me everything about shipping a real product: design, development, App Store review nightmares, all of it.

📱 InnerEcho live on App Store • Mental health tools

Previous Role

Cybersecurity Instructor

Wilson High School

Taught cybersecurity and mentored CyberPatriot students. This wasn't just a job. Watching students go from intimidated to excited about security was incredibly rewarding. Learned that the best way to understand something is to teach it, and that investing in the next generation is one of the most meaningful things you can do.

👨‍🏫 CyberPatriot mentor • Built curriculum from scratch

Education

Never Stop Learning

I've built a lot by learning on the job, but I want to go deeper. Penn State is giving me the theoretical foundations to understand why things work, not just how.

Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence

Penn State University

January 2026 - May 2029

Pursuing formal software education while continuing to ship products. I wanted to combine real-world experience with academic rigor, understanding the math, the theory, and the research that will let me build even more ambitious things.

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National Cyber Scholar

Competitive national recognition for cybersecurity excellence. This award validated years of obsessing over security and proved I could compete at the highest level.

💡 Fun Fact

I got into security because I wanted to understand how things break. Turns out, understanding how things break makes you way better at building things that don't.

Beyond Code

What Else Matters to Me

⛪ Faith & Community

As Youth Lead at West Lawn United Methodist Church, I help guide young people and invest in my community. Tech is a tool, but what matters is how we use it to serve others. My faith grounds me and reminds me why impact matters more than metrics.

🤝 Paying It Forward

The tech community gave me so much: free resources, open source tools, people who answered my dumb questions on Stack Overflow. I try to give back by mentoring, teaching, and building things that help people rather than just extract value from them.

🎯 Building with Purpose

I'm not interested in building the next addictive app or optimizing engagement metrics. I want to build things that make people's lives genuinely better. InnerEcho helps people understand themselves. EOS AI helps businesses run smoother. That's the work that gets me out of bed.

My Building Principles

Ship things that matter to real people
Security isn't optional. It's foundational
The best code is code users never think about
Teach what you learn, learn what you teach
Impact over ego, always

Let's Connect

I'd Love to Hear From You

Whether you want to talk about product ideas, have a project to ship, need someone who can execute, or just want to geek out about new tooling, I'm always down to chat.

Email quinn@upaway.dev

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